The Giving Up Smoking Thread!! Part 2

janiebaby29

I saw my stop smoking lady yesterday and she is soo pleased with me ,
She is putting me on the step 2 patches now for 4 weeks them hopefully step 3 after that :j.
I feel really good about it all

pukkamum

Neenie_o wrote: »

I used to be on this board all the time when I quit last year.... then I went and started again last August, like a fool! All I can say was it was the usual thing of getting drunk and having the odd cig, then feeling bad for cadging them off people so buying a pack of ten and smoking five, having five left in the morning and thinking "I'll just smoke these and then stop again" etc etc....

I renewed my effort late last year by trying to get the NHS into work again to start our "Quit Club" but nobody else would come with me until after Christmas\New Year so that's why it's taken me so long to get back on the wagon

Anyway, I've been given Champix this time instead of the inhalator - and it's like magic! I stopped Friday just gone, went out for a huge Chinese buffet and many many drinks for a close friend's 30th birthday and I didn't smoke (not even a drag!) and I was with a couple of smokers (including my lovely OH). I was also drinking on Saturday night (just a couple of glasses of wine) and it didn't even cross my mind to smoke!

I've been a bit tetchy these last few days with people close to me but I can only assume that that's the nicotine leaving my body - this is my first quit attempt where I've completely weaned myself of the nicotine straight away. In fact when I last quit I don't think I was totally weaned off the nicotine, ever!

Good luck everyone, I hope you're all on track - wish me luck too! I know I'll need it

Exactly i have just read allan carr and with replacement therapies you are just constantly in the grip of addiction to nicotine albeit trhough a different source than fags so therefore simply using the replacements makes it harder to give up!!!!!!

larmy16

The majority of people on NRT do go on to give up though, so if that is the route you are taking and you do quit - well whatever floats your boat. It's got to be good, though I do understand what Mr Carr was trying to say.

I love his book but he did come across as a bit egotistical and "my way is the only way" type of thing.

caracara

jsut found this thread and wish i had found it before have tried to give up soooooo many times but fell back off the wagon when big stressy event occured (yearly appraisals, mother in laws getting on nerves and generally any excuse really) I think one of my big issues is not having any where to put my thoughts down and see how others are doing and that your not the only one feeling a bit fed up or stressed whilst trying beat the demon. Any way have set my quit day for friday and will try not to have as many tomorrow if any. good luck to you all

jammy_dodger

welcome aboard caracara you'll get bucket loads of support on here , goodluck with the quit day are you cold turkey or having assistance ?it may help others to share their support x x

choille

Welcome caracara,

I am aiming to stop in two weeks monday past. I started taking Champix this Monday.
Know what you mean about the stressful stuff - I just had to think that no time is a good time to stop for me as there always seem to be stuff cropping up - that's why I thought the Champix may be a good idea as it sounds like it eases you off the ciggies.

On an aside - I had a message left on answer machine today to say that my details have been passed to a nurse at my GP parctice & she will be in touch, but she's off until next Tuesday.
I'd complained about the lack of support here - so maybe something has filtered through - I hope so.

Hope everyone is well & managing.

FEE_100

1month 2wks 4 days ...etc etc. HI everyone hope ur all doing ok, Im still checking in every day but just not posting as much now as my need for your wonderful support has lessened with each day.!
On that note though Ive had quite a few cravings today and would really like a fag, not gonna,, not that daft! but just thought Id come on and see whats what! Maybe just writing it down and posting will help as it has done in the past!
Luckycharm hope your doing ok and got over your blip, I had a blip after the first wk and I was furious with myself but picked myself up and gave myself a shake and got stated again!! Your doing too well to have to go through all that rough stuff from the start again!
Good luck to all the new quitters glad to see there are so many who have jumped on the bandwagon:D You wont regret it !

hellnearth

Hello everyone in the smoke-free zone :j
I haven't read the Allan Carr - or if I have it was from a long ago attempt and I've forgotten it I've not heard of anyone getting addicted to any of the forms of NRT. I've got a friend who stopped months ago cos he had a heart attack and he still carries his inhalator around with him, but empty. He says it's like a kind of trophy for what he managed to do.
I reckon too it's different strokes for different folks. Me, I reckon I'm addicted not just to the drug, but more to the habit, so the NRT eases me off the nicotine while I try and fight a habit that is so ingrained after 30 years.
Day 21 is looming, but I'm not finding the prospect so scary anymore. Have ordered the wool for the jumper. Friend is XXL, so that should keep me busy for a while!
Stay strong and healthy y'all

Neenie_o

Morning all!

I don't know if it was just me, but when I used the inhalator to stop I ended up with it permanently hanging out of my mouth. So much so, that my mum started referring to it as my dummy..... I was 26 at the time.

Still going well, although I had a right barney with the doctor's receptionist yesterday. I am in the same PCT as the Stop Smoking Service I am using, and when I got my first prescription I rang to see if they needed to see me and how long it would take, they said no I didn't need to see the doctor and 24 hours to pick the prescription up. Yesterday I went in with my letter and the woman started with "where did you get this?" like I was some sort of druggy who'd stolen it. I explained that the Stop Smoking Service are coming into my office (which is over the road from the docs) and confirmed I was a patient there (she didn't believe me). Then I got "you should've come here instead of the Stop Smoking Service". I told her it wasn't convenient for me to go there, and they didn't have a problem with it last week so she kind of conceded she'd do it "but the doctor has to pay for these, you know". I lost my rag then, and explained in no uncertain terms that I pay £7.20 for my prescriptions as well as £300 NIC a month to use the NHS Services in my area at my convenience, not hers. She didn't like that, and then told me I'd have to wait until Monday for my prescription (my pills run out tomorrow). It's annoying because I look quite young people sometimes think I'm not going to stand up for myself; they are wrong. I have already telephoned the Practice Manager and am currently drafting a letter of complaint. Round one to Neenie.

Anyway, a friend of mine who's stopping in my little Quit Club at work has got some tablets that he won't need until I've picked my prescription up so he's going to bung me a couple if I have more bother and run out before I can pick up mine.

I was quite cross because if I was disposed to think like that, I could've taken that opportunity to take up smoking again because no-one seemed to want to help me. Instead I came back to the office and spent an hour roundly abusing the receptionist which made me feel better :rotfl:

Hope everyone's doing well

xxx

choille

Hi Neenie that's bad. Some receptionists think they're God's own goalkeeper. The power has gone to their heads.
I'm glad you complained as that sort of attitude stinks & does no one any good.

It's really good that you have managed to get some tablets to cover you or else you would have been stuck - so not on.
Good on you sticking with it.
All the best